MAORI FORCE
SUPPORT IN NORTH NO CONSCRIPTION—HOME DEFENCE A statement concerning a flecis'icni of a conference of North Auckland Maoris, when the raising of a volunteer force for Home Defence was fav oured and conscription was opposed, was issued on Tuesday by the Toke-i rau Northern Maori Executive of Labour Party, to which it is claimed 80 Maori organisations in, the north of Auckland are affiliated. After the conference of September 9 ? a resolution was unanimously carried approving of eligible Maoris for enlisting for Home Defence alone,, and suggesting that a body be organised and named "The Treaty of Waitangr. Maori Battalion 1 " under Maori officers. Compulsion Avas. strongly opposed. Since publication of the resolution about a week sgo, there had been protests from the Arawa Maoris who made an unconditional offer for service and from a further conference of North Auckland Maoris which felt that Maoris should fight side by side with the Pakeha i and serve as warriors and hot as labourers.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 65, 22 September 1939, Page 5
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164MAORI FORCE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 65, 22 September 1939, Page 5
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